| Albian | |||||||||
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| Name formality | Formal | ||||||||
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| Celestial body | Earth | ||||||||
| Regional usage | Global (ICS) | ||||||||
| Time scale(s) used | ICS Time Scale | ||||||||
| Definition | |||||||||
| Chronological unit | Age | ||||||||
| Stratigraphic unit | Stage | ||||||||
| Time span formality | Formal | ||||||||
| Lower boundary definition | FAD of the Planktonic Foraminifer Microhedbergella renilaevis | ||||||||
| Lower boundary GSSP | Col de Pré-Guittard section, Arnayon, Drôme, France 44°29′47″N 5°18′41″E / 44.4964°N 5.3114°E | ||||||||
| Lower GSSP ratified | April 2016[2] | ||||||||
| Upper boundary definition | FAD of the Planktonic Foraminifer Rotalipora globotruncanoides | ||||||||
| Upper boundary GSSP | Mont Risoux, Hautes-Alpes, France 44°23′33″N 5°30′43″E / 44.3925°N 5.5119°E | ||||||||
| Upper GSSP ratified | 2002[3] | ||||||||
The Albian is both an age of the geologic timescale and a stage in the stratigraphic column. It is the youngest or uppermost subdivision of the Early/Lower Cretaceous Epoch/Series. Its approximate time range is 113.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 100.5 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago). The Albian is preceded by the Aptian and followed by the Cenomanian.[4]